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  • The Jacobean Grand Tour

    Early Stuart Travellers in Europe

    by Edward Chaney, Timothy Wilks ...
    Although the eighteenth century is traditionally seen as the age of the Grand Tour, it was in fact the continental travel of Jacobean noblemen which really constituted the beginning of the Tour as an institutionalized phenomenon. James I's peace treaty with Spain in 1604 rendered travel to Catholic Europe both safer and more respectable than it had been under the Tudors and opened up the continent ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Elonei Mamre

    The Encounter of Judaism and Orthodox Christianity

    by Elena Narinskaya, Sybil Sheridan, Michael G. Azar, Howard Cooper, Daniel Davies, Yves Dubois, Michael Hilton, John D. Klier, Marcus Plested0, Jeremy Schonfield1, Norman Solomon2, Kallistos (Timothy) Ware3, George R. Wilkes4, Andrew Louth5, Daniel H. Weiss6, Nicholas de Lange Lange7 ...
    How can finite minds approach an infinite and ultimately unknowable God? Is it true that Christianity is a religion of love and Judaism a religion of law? Can a Jew accept the Orthodox Christian veneration of holy images? How much do Jews and Orthodox Christians have in common when they worship God? What can be done about Christian prayers that Jews find offensive? How much responsibility do ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Vienna Summit and Its Importance in International History

    by Martin Kofler, Ol’ga Pavlenko, Georges-Henri Soutou, Ingrid Bauer, Timothy Naftali, Vladimir Pechatnov, Manfred Wilke, Viktor Sukhodrev, Michail Prozumenshchikov, Peter Ruggenthaler, Richard D. Williamson, Jennifer Lynn Walton, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Anne Deighton, David Reynolds, Ted Sorensen, Gerhard Wettig ...
    Series series The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series
    At the beginning of June 1961, the tensions of the Cold War were supposed to abate as both sides sought a resolution. The two most important men in the world, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, met for a summit in Vienna. Yet the high hopes were disappointed. Within months the Cold War had become very hot: Khrushchev built the Berlin Wall and a year later he sent missiles to Cuba to threaten ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

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    by G.K. Chesterton ...
    G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, theologian and poet. Chesterton, also known as the prince of paradox, wrote on a vast variety of subjects using an unorthodox yet interesting writing style. This edition of A Short History of England includes a table of contents. ... Read more

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  • Conquerors

    How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and forged the First Global Empire

    by Roger Crowley ...
    'A rare gift . . . The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly.' Financial Times'Magnificently rip-roaring history . . . Bursting with colour and excitement.' Dominic SandbrookAs remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Elizabeth's London

    Everyday Life in Elizabethan London

    by Liza Picard ...
    Series Book 1 - Life of London
    'Reading this book is like taking a ride on a marvellously exhilarating time-machine, alive with colour, surprise and sheer merriment' Jan MorrisElizabethan London reveals the practical details of everyday life so often ignored in conventional history books.It begins with the River Thames, the lifeblood of Elizabethan London, before turning to the streets and the traffic in them. Liza Picard ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Introducing Romanticism

    A Graphic Guide

    by Duncan Heath ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848.This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution', when modern attitudes to political and artistic freedom were born.When we think of Romanticism, flamboyant figures such as Byron or Shelley instantly spring to mind, but what about ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Armada 1588

    The Spanish Assault on England

    by John Barratt ...
    The political machinations, the strategies, and the hour-by-hour accounts of the war that locked Elizabeth I and Philip II in a battle for naval supremacy.The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Trials of Margaret Clitherow

    Persecution, Martyrdom and the Politics of Sanctity in Elizabethan England

    by Professor Peter Lake, Professor Michael Questier ...
    Thoroughly updated with newly discovered archival material, this second edition of The Trials of Margaret Clitherow demonstrates that the complicated and controversial life story of Margaret Clitherow is not as unique as it was once thought. In fact, Peter Lake and Michael Questier argue that her case was comparable to those of other separatist females who were in trouble with the law at the same ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • The Samurai

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their warrior ethos.The world of the samurai, the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan, has for too long been associated solely with military history and has largely remained a mystery. In this exciting ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Magellan

    The First Circumnavigation of the Globe

    by 50minutes ...
    Series series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Ferdinand Magellan in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Ferdinand Magellan. In early modern Europe, maritime exploration was hugely important as different countries vied for control of the lucrative spice trade. In 1519, the Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand ... Read more

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  • The Noisy Renaissance

    Sound, Architecture, and Florentine Urban Life

    by Niall Atkinson ...
    From the strictly regimented church bells to the freewheeling chatter of civic life, Renaissance Florence was a city built not just of stone but of sound as well. An evocative alternative to the dominant visual understanding of urban spaces, The Noisy Renaissance examines the premodern city as an acoustic phenomenon in which citizens used sound to navigate space and society.Analyzing a range of ... Read more

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